COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 226, 30 January 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. By Gable—J?-ress Association—Copyright. London, January 27. The Bank of England returns for the week ending Wednesday last are as follow: — Reserve, £27,177,000. Gold coin, £35,025,000. Note circulation, £27,251,000. Public deposits, £11,248,000. Other deposits, £41,094,000. Government securities, £14,955,000. Other securities, £28,298,000. • Proportion of reserve to liabilities, 51.89.

THE MONEY MARKET. Three months bills, 3% per cent; Paris, 2% per cent; Berlin, 3 1 / a per cent. Bank rate, 4 per cent. Short loans. 3% per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

The following are the latest quota tions for Government securities:—

2'/2 per cent. Consols, £79 12s Gd. Fall of ss.

V-k per cent. Consols, £79 12s Cd. Fall of os. '

4 per cent. New South Wales, £lO5, Unchanged.

3»/ 3 per cent. New South Wales, £99. Unchanged. 3 per cent. New South Wales £B7 10s. Rise of 10s.

4 per cent. Victoria, £lO2 12s Od Unchanged. 3y 3 per' cent Victoria, £97. Unchanged. 3 per cent. Victoria, £B4 10s. Unchanged. 3% percent. South Australia, £9O 10s, Unchanged. 3 per cent. South Australia, £Bl 10s, Fall of ss.

4 per cent. Queensland, Unchanged. 3'/o per cent. Queensland, £9O 10s. Unchanged. 3 per cent. Queensland, £B3 10s. Unchanged. 4 per cent. New Zealand, £lO4 10s. Unchanged. 3'/. per cent. New Zealand, £9O. Rise of 7s Od.

3 per cent. New Zealand, £BS 10s. Unchanged. 3VL> per cent. Tasmania, £97 10s. Unchanged. 3 per cent. Tasmania, £BS. Unchanged. 3% per cent. West Australia, £97. Unchanged, 3 per cent. West Australia, £BO 10s. Unchanged,

LONDON MARKETS. London, January 27. Wheat.—The markets are quiet, and there is restricted demand for cargoes; holders are steady; 37s is asked and 30s Gd is obtainable for South Australian oh' coast; 30s is asked for Australian per steamer January-February shipment, and 30s 3d for Victorian; 35s l'/od was paid for Australian parcels JanuaryFebruary shipment. There is small demand for Australian spot at 37s l'/od; a cargo sold at 30s 7>/ 2 d. Flour. —Steady, but inactive. Oats.—Quiet; La Plata March-April shipment 13s 3d. Copper.-—Spot £55 ss; three months £55 16s 3d; electrolytic, £56 12s 6d. Tin.—Spot £195. Lead, £l2 Is 3d. Spelter, £23 8s 9d. Iron, 49s 4d.

Sugar.—German fls, first marks lis. Bradford wool.—Cheerful and. hardening; forties other classes unchanged. At the wool sales crossbreds were unchanged, but merinos had a spirited sale, the Continental and Home trade bidding freelv. Silver, 24 7-16 d.